Car destroyed by fire

Tuesday

Jan 29, 2013 at 1:00 PMJan 29, 2013 at 7:25 PM

A cloud of black smoke floated over downtown Worcester this afternoon after a Honda Accord caught fire in the parking lot of St. Vincent Hospital. The car's owner, Bernie Dowd, had been having engine trouble and had summoned AAA for help. As the car was being serviced, the car somehow caught on fire. "It burned good," Mr. Dowd said. The fire, reported about 1 p.m., was quickly doused by firefighters. Two nearby cars and some shrubbery were damaged.